= = lead belly first recorded " the bourgeois blues " in december 1938 in new york city , for donation to the library of congress . he re @ - @ recorded the song in april 1939 for music ##raf ##t records , for release the same year as a 78 rpm record . the version that was commercially released features lead belly singing and playing the twelve @ - @ string guitar without any other accompaniment . the song has been covered and rein ##ter ##pre ##ted by a variety of artists including pete see ##ger and hans thee ##ssi ##nk . see ##ger recorded and released both live and studio versions of the song on several of his albums . in australia , the song
= = lead belly first recorded " the bourgeois blues " in december 1938 in new york city, for donation to the library of congress. he re @ - @ recorded the song in april 1939 for musicraft records, for release the same year as a 78 rpm record. the version that was commercially released features lead belly singing and playing the twelve @ - @ string guitar without any other accompaniment. the song has been covered and reinterpreted by a variety of artists including pete seeger and hans theessink. seeger recorded and released both live and studio versions of the song on several of his albums. in australia, the song